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Active Service

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Active Service is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.
" Good-morning," said Marjory.
Coleman and the students made reply.
" Good-morning.
Good-morning.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Active Service

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Active Service is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.
Line 2
" Good-morning," said Marjory.
Line 3
Coleman and the students made reply.
Line 4
" Good-morning.
Line 5
Good-morning.

All words in this reading · 24

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

as

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

at

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

Coleman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

Good-morning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

he

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

if

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

jovially

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Coleman and the students made reply.

Marjory

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading " Good-morning," said Marjory.

Mrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

reply

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Coleman and the students made reply.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

stared

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

students

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

sweep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

Wainwright

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

wedding

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Mrs. Wainwright jovially to the students and then she stared at Coleman as if he were a sweep at a wedding.

Chapter 19 of Active Service by Stephen Crane holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 19 of Active Service contain?

Chapter 19 holds 235 sentences of Active Service, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Active Service by Stephen Crane exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 235 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 19 of Active Service?

Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 47 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Active Service

Common questions about reading Active Service by Stephen Crane on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Active Service?

Yes. All 5592 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2364 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Active Service is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2364, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Active Service take to read?

About 466 minutes of reading across 1119 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Active Service section by section

How to work through Active Service section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 30 chapters of Active Service to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Active Service

Words and structures a reader meets early in Active Service, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Marjory
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Walked
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pensively
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Along
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.